City in Loja, Ecuador
Macará is a city in the Loja Province of Ecuador.[1] It is the seat of the Macará Canton and is located on the border between Ecuador and Peru.
The population as of the 2001 census was 11,483.[2]
It is served by José María Velasco Ibarra Airport.
Climate
| Climate data for Macará (José María Velasco Ibarra Airport), elevation 430 m (1,410 ft), (1971–2000)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
31.2
(88.2)
|
31.3
(88.3)
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30.1
(86.2)
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31.2
(88.2)
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30.2
(86.4)
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30.9
(87.6)
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30.2
(86.4)
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31.0
(87.8)
|
32.0
(89.6)
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32.0
(89.6)
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31.9
(89.4)
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32.2
(90.0)
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31.2
(88.1)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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19.4
(66.9)
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20.1
(68.2)
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20.0
(68.0)
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18.8
(65.8)
|
18.0
(64.4)
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16.4
(61.5)
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15.2
(59.4)
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15.4
(59.7)
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15.7
(60.3)
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16.2
(61.2)
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16.4
(61.5)
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17.6
(63.7)
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17.4
(63.4)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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59.0
(2.32)
|
111.0
(4.37)
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232.0
(9.13)
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103.0
(4.06)
|
15.0
(0.59)
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5.0
(0.20)
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0.0
(0.0)
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1.0
(0.04)
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2.0
(0.08)
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7.0
(0.28)
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2.0
(0.08)
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4.0
(0.16)
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541
(21.31)
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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65
|
69
|
75
|
72
|
71
|
68
|
64
|
61
|
59
|
59
|
58
|
58
|
65
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| Source: FAO[3]
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See also
References
